Jack Kasley

John Hare Kasley (January 2, 1916 – July 16, 1989) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1] Kasley competed in the semifinals of the men's 200-meter breaststroke, recording a time of 2:53.4.[1][2]

Jack Kasley
Personal information
Full nameJohn Hare Kasley
Nickname(s)"Jack"
National team United States
Born(1916-01-02)January 2, 1916
Oak Park, Illinois
DiedJuly 16, 1989(1989-07-16) (aged 73)
Wayne, New Jersey
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamUniversity of Michigan

Kasley attended the University of Michigan, and swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1935 to 1937.[3] During his three-year college swimming career, he won three consecutive NCAA national championships in the 200-yard butterfly (1935, 1936, 1937), and was also a member of Michigan's NCAA-winning teams in the 300-yard medley relay (1935, 1936, 1937).[3][4]

Records
Preceded by

Jacques Cartonnet		 Men's 200-meter breaststroke
world record-holder (long course)
March 28, 1936 – July 6, 1941		 Succeeded by

Alfred Nakache

See also

References
  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jack Kasley Archived 2012-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Breaststroke Semi-Finals Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions Archived 2017-06-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  4. HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived February 23, 2002, at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Kasley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.


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